Al-Qur'an Surah Taha Verse 117

Mufti Taqi Usmani

So, We said “’Ādam, this is an enemy to you and to your wife. So let him not expel you from Paradise, lest you should get into trouble.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

So We cautioned, “O Adam! This is surely an enemy to you and to your wife. So do not let him drive you both out of Paradise, for you ˹O Adam˺ would then suffer ˹hardship˺.

Ruwwad Translation Center

We said “O Adam, this is an enemy to you and to your wife, so do not let him drive you both out of Paradise, for then you will fall into misery.

A. J. Arberry

Then We said, 'Adam, surely this is an enemy to thee and thy wife. So let him not expel you both from the Garden, so that thou art unprosperous.

Abdul Haleem

so We said, ‘Adam, this is your enemy, yours and your wife’s: do not let him drive you out of the garden and make you miserable.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then We said: Adam! verily this is an enemy unto thee and thine spouse; so let him not drive forth you twain from the Garden, lest thou be destressed.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Then We said; "O Adam! verily, this is an enemy to thee and thy wife; so let him not get you both out of the Garden, so that thou art landed in misery.

Abul Ala Maududi

Then We said: "Adam! He is an enemy to you and to your wife. So let him not drive both of you out of Paradise and plunge you into affliction,

Ahmed Ali

So We said; "O Adam, he is truly your enemy and your wife's. Do not let him have you turned out of Paradise and come to grief.

Ahmed Raza Khan

We therefore said, “O Adam, he is your and your wife’s enemy, so may he not get you both out from heaven, so you then fall into hardship.”

Ali Quli Qarai

We said, ‘O Adam! This is indeed an enemy of yours and your mate’s. So do not let him expel you from paradise, or you will be miserable.

Ali Ünal

So We said: "O Adam, surely this is an enemy to you and your wife; so let him not drive the two of you out of the Garden, lest you become distressed.

Amatul Rahman Omar

At this We said, `Adam! surely this fellow is an enemy to you and to your wife. Take care that he does not turn you both out of the garden (of earthly bliss) lest you fall into trouble.

English Literal

So We said: "You Adam, that (E) that (is) an enemy for you and to your wife/spouse, so let him not bring you (B) out from the Paradise, so you (will) be miserable/unhappy."

Faridul Haque

We therefore said, "O Adam, he is your and your wife’s enemy, so may he not get you both out from heaven, so you then fall into hardship."

Hamid S. Aziz

And when We said to the angels, "Prostrate yourselves before Adam," they prostrated themselves, save Iblis, who refused.

Hilali & Khan

Then We said: "O Adam! Verily, this is an enemy to you and to your wife. So let him not get you both out of Paradise, so that you be distressed in misery.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And when We said to the angels: Be submissive to Adam, they submitted except Iblis; he refused.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

So We said: O Adam! This is an enemy to you and to your wife; therefore let him not drive you both forth from the garden so that you should be unhappy;

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Therefor we said: O Adam! This is an enemy unto thee and unto thy wife, so let him not drive you both out of the Garden so that thou come to toil.

Muhammad Sarwar

We said, "Adam, this (satan) is your enemy and the enemy of your spouse. Let him not expel you and your spouse from Paradise lest you plunge into misery.

Qaribullah & Darwish

'Adam' We said, 'This is you and your wife's enemy. Do not let him expel you from the Garden, so that you (Adam) will be tired.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Then We said: "O Adam! Verily, this is an enemy to you and to your wife. So let him not get you both out of Paradise, so that you will be distressed."

Wahiduddin Khan

We said, "Adam, [Satan] is an enemy to you and to your wife. Let him not turn you both out of Paradise and thus make you come to grief.

Talal Itani

We said, “O Adam, this is an enemy to you and to your wife. So do not let him make you leave the Garden, for then you will suffer.

Tafsir jalalayn

Then We said, `Adam, indeed this is an enemy of yours and of your wife, Eve (read Haww'). So do not let him cause you both to be expelled from the Garden, so that you then toil, [so that you then] become fatigued by [the toil of] tillage, sowing, harvesting, milling, baking and otherwise -- the statement is restricted to [the mention of] his [Adam's] `toil' because it is the man who has to strive [to provide] for his wife.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

فَقُلْنَا يَا ادَمُ إِنَّ هَذَا عَدُوٌّ لَّكَ وَلِزَوْجِكَ

Then We said;"O Adam! Verily, this is an enemy to you and to your wife..."

here wife refers to Hawwa'.

فَلَ يُخْرِجَنَّكُمَا مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَتَشْقَى



So let him not get you both out of Paradise, so that you will be distressed.

meaning, `Do not be hasty in doing something that will get you expelled from Paradise, or else you will be fatigued, discomforted and worried, seeking your sustenance. But here, in Paradise, you live a life of ease with no burdens and no difficulties.'

إِنَّ لَكَ أَلاَّ تَجُوعَ فِيهَا وَلَا تَعْرَى